# Incident 20200826013769I: Richard S Carpenter STOL CH 750, Hendersonville, NC, August 26, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2020, 10:30 local time
- Place: Hendersonville, NC
- Airport: Hendersonville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3076° N, 82.4332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HENDERSONVILLE (0A7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3076&lon=-82.4332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N750RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N750RS-2023-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Richard S Carpenter STOL CH 750 (registry code 05631IT, https://openairdocs.org/model/richard-s-carpenter-stol-ch-750) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200A (registry code 17404, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RICHARD S CARPENTER STOL CH 750
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200826013769I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT STATED THAT HE MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE DURING LANDING AND FLARED TOO SOON. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR. IT WAS THE PILOT'S  FIRST FLIGHT IN THE AIRCRAFT AFTER PURCHASING IT EARLIER IN THE DAY. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE SUBSTANTIAL.

## Other reports on N750RS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20210721011319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210721011319A), Jul 21, 2021: Richard S Carpenter STOL CH 750 (N750RS), Rockwell, NC, Substantial damage. Pilot stated he was enroute to mid carolina regional airport (ruq) from a privately owned grass strip in concord, NC. Approximately 40 minutes into the flight,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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